Ryan Leak inspires over 50,000 people monthly. He’s the author of the USA Today best-selling book, Chasing Failure: How Falling Short Sets You Up for Success. His most recent book, Leveling Up: 12 Questions to Elevate Your Personal And Professional Development, is a Wall Street Journal bestseller. (https://amzn.to/3yu081m), (https://amzn.to/420nYzt) Regarding your future success, Ryan believes you owe it to yourself to take things to the next level. He noticed that some people thrive when others survive, and those who succeed have a different mindset. They didn’t wait for someone else to save ..read more

Jenn Lim is a speaker, executive coach, and author of Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People for Growth and Impact. She started writing her book during the Covid pandemic. At the end of 2020, the co-founder of her associated business unexpectedly passed away. (https://amzn.to/41Is7I6) This prompted her to shift gears and focus on a project that encapsulates what it means to embrace the highs and lows of life. She realized that moments are fulfilling and meaningful when you're living according to your purpose and values. Using her stories and anecdotes, Jenn inspi ..read more

Elissa Bassist is the editor of the "Funny Women" column on The Rumpus and the author of Hysterical. She teaches humor writing at The New School, Catapult, 92NY, and the Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She has an uncanny ability to find the funny in the most challenging situations. (https://amzn.to/3jYPCeQ) Elissa admits it took her 11 years to write and publish her first book. She prides herself on being an author who tells the truth, but she felt that women's literary voices are only sometimes heard and systemically silenced. So she spent many years figuring out how to make people care about wh ..read more

Dr. Cynthia Hickman was a registered nurse for 27 years. She's also the founder and CEO of Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate, a platform educating people to be proactive and mindful of our elderly population. (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-proactive-caregiver-advocate-dr-cynthia-speaks/id1544611599?i=1000571603349) Most people only think about the physical aspects of being a caregiver, such as bathing, toileting, dispensing medication, etc. But it would help if we also focused on medical care. Dr. Hickman knows this scenario all too well.  In this episode of Motivational Mond ..read more

Chef Robert Irvine hosts Food Network’s hit show, Restaurant: Impossible. He’s an entrepreneur with numerous successful businesses and the founder of the Robert Irvine Foundation, which gives back to America’s veterans and first responders.  Robert wrote his new book to cover success stories and failures, and shows the pure grit it takes to succeed. The book includes case studies of his businesses that started, and failed and those of Fortune 500 CEOs who bounced back. (https://amzn.to/3K7koNx) It’s not a book that lays out how to find success because that isn’t real life. Instead, it foc ..read more

Robin Arzón is a two-time New York Times Bestselling author of Shut Up And Run and Strong Mama. She’s also VP of fitness programming and head instructor at Peloton. She believes that sweat can transform one's life and her story is living proof of that. (https://amzn.to/40J1iTz), (https://amzn.to/3XmVaxz) Robin was working 80-hour weeks as a corporate litigator in New York City. She thought she’d landed her dream job but she’d count down the minutes until she could move. She lived for running so she spent two years hatching a plan to monetize her love for fitness. She documented her runnin ..read more

Dr. Adolph "Doc" Brown is a clinical psychologist, master teacher, mental health keynote speaker, and founder/president/CEO of The Business & Education Leadership Authority. He's also the co-host of the new ABC series, The Parent Test. (https://abc.com/shows/the-parent-test) He strives to help people get to the root of their unconscious bias and change how they see the world. He says it all begins with understanding the brain, which is designed so you don't have to actively think to survive. The brain plays a game where it tries to match things together. Once it believes it's done so, it s ..read more

Magalie René is a confidence and compassion expert, executive coach, CEO of Workplace Catalyst, and host of The “C” Word. She empowers organizations, executives, and entrepreneurs to become compassionate leaders who are emotionally intelligent.  Sometimes the smallest act of compassion is life-changing. How we engage in the world can make all the difference. The best part is that we get to choose to walk in compassion.  Magalie emphasizes that everyone is a leader but we have to choose what type of leader we will be. How will you lead? Listen to this episode to learn about emotional ..read more

Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort and author of Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney. (https://amzn.to/3jYBdPy) Lee was responsible for 20 resort hotels, four theme parks, two water parks, shopping and entertainment, and the ESPN Sports & Recreation Complex. How did he handle such tremendous responsibility?  He believes the key to his success was picking the right people to run the business. He hired experts and trusted them to successfully do their jobs, and that made all the diff ..read more

Milan Kordestani defies any negative stereotypes of Gen Z. He's a three-time business founder, brand builder, writer, and CEO of Audo. As a social architect, he's built companies that provide active solutions for the future of learning and earning, promoting civil discourse, and supporting independent artists.  There's a mistaken belief that Gen Z wants to "burn everything down." The reality is that they want to build things up for future leaders in a changing world. There's a fear that established systems are being questioned by a generation that might not know enough to question it.&nbs ..read more